March 16, 2026
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – February 2026
February 2026 DDoS report: 2,681 attacks detected, 578 Gbps peak, targeted campaigns against IT and finance, and continued high-impact disruption attempts.
Richard Wallace
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
Richard is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Vercara, leveraging over 23 years of military leadership and expertise in intelligence and data analytics. Driven by a mission to education and inform individuals on the current cyber threat landscape and how those threats could impact organizations. As an army veteran, Richard is a recipient of the Legion of Merit and multiple Bronze Star Medals.
Articles by Richard Wallace
March 11, 2026
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – February 2026
February 2026 UltraWAF report: 1.97B web requests analyzed, 445M malicious hits, rising buffer overflow attacks, and increased reconnaissance and code execution attempts.
March 10, 2026
DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – February 27 – March 5, 2026
Cybersecurity roundup: OCRFix botnet, Angular SSR exploit, Aeternum C2 discovery, and rising Iranian cyber threats targeting U.S. banks, hospitals, and infrastructure.
March 4, 2026
Annual DDoS Report 2025 Trends And Insights
DigiCert's Cyber Threat Intelligence Team analyzes six months of DDoS attack data, revealing key trends to help organizations strengthen cyber defenses.
March 3, 2026
DigiCert Ultra Security Threat Alert
The ongoing conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has increased cyber risks in the Middle East and for organizations in the U.S. and Europe.
February 18, 2026
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – January 2026
January 2026 UltraWAF report: 2.17T requests processed, 395M malicious hits, rising bot traffic, buffer overflow spikes, and PHP exploit attempts detected.
February 18, 2026
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – January 2026
January 2026 DDoS report: 3,293 attacks, 49% surge, 41 mega attacks, 354 Gbps peak, and rising carpet bombing targeting IT and telecom sectors.
February 10, 2026
DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – January 30 – February 5, 2026
Cybersecurity roundup: Office 0-day malware attacks, WordPress SQL injection flaws, botnet-driven DDoS activity, proxy takedowns, and Russia-linked cyberattacks.
January 15, 2026
Vercara DDoS Analysis Report – December 2025
December 2025 saw DDoS attacks more than double, with 23 mega attacks, a 1.25 Tbps peak, rising carpet bombing tactics, and sustained pressure on IT services.
January 15, 2026
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – December 2025
UltraWAF saw 1.87T requests in Dec 2025 as malicious traffic fell sharply, while XML/SOAP probing surged and attackers continued broad framework and API testing.
January 13, 2026
DigiCert’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Report – January 2 – January 8, 2026
Botnets, phishing, and critical flaws surge as Kimwolf and RondoDoX spread malware, Google Cloud is abused, Lapsus$ resurfaces, and email spoofing risks grow.
December 11, 2025
Vercara WAF Analysis Report – November 2025
UltraWAF analyzed 1.82T requests in Nov 2025, with malicious traffic down but bot activity surging, and rising command injection, cookie threats, and framework exploits.